Sermons about Religious Leaders

When The Truth Collides With Religious Beliefs Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 20, 2014

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Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: When the Truth Collides with Religious Beliefs

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: When the Truth Collides with Religious Beliefs Luke 14:1-6 Jesus has left the large crowds and continues heading toward Jerusalem (9:51). It is a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, and a prominent leader of the Pharisees invites him to a Sabbath meal in an attempt ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When The Truth Collides With Religious Beliefs

Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 27, 2014

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Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: When the Truth Collides with Religious Beliefs

Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: When the Truth Collides with Religious Beliefs Luke 14:1-6 Jesus has left the large crowds and continues heading toward Jerusalem (9:51). It is a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, and a prominent leader of the Pharisees invites him to a Sabbath meal in an attempt ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dinner With Jesus Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Jun 15, 2011

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Jesus eats with religious people

34. Who is Jesus? May 01st, 2010 Dinner with Jesus We are back in our series through Luke looking at the life and mission of Jesus. Last week we had a great Easter service, record attendance. Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the Gospels we are going to see more religious people. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:1-24

Denomination: *other

Bad Calls From Religious Umpires

Contributed by Monte Brown on Apr 21, 2010

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We must stop comparing oursleves to anything other than the Word of God.

Introduction Baseball is an American sport that has been around for a long time. There are two teams, competing with each other and overseeing the game and the pitching of the ball is an umpire. Have you ever seen an umpire make a bad call? The crowd boo’s and blood pressure and anger ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:29-32

Denomination: Baptist

Wearing Religious Masks Part 1 Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 12, 2002

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Bitterness can become a mask that is woren in the church.

Part #1 of 2. WEARING RELIGIOUS MASKS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I ponder: what do I do when I am hurt? How can I handle injustice? How do you handle hurt? I must learn to trust God, God turns messes into messages. God can turn great test into great testimonies. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:4, Genesis 50:19-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Jesus Is The Way Out Of Religious Confusion Series

Contributed by Danny Anderson on Oct 28, 2006

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Many people who wish to follow Jesus are repelled by the multitude of denominations, diffenerences in beliefs, and conflicting doctrines and practices taught by those professing to be Christians. Such a strong distaste for denominational division is in

Jesus - The Way Out Of Religious Confusion TEXT: John 14:1-7 INTRODUCTION: Many people who wish to follow Jesus are repelled by the multitude of denominations, diffenerences in beliefs, and conflicting doctrines and practices taught by those professing to be Christians. Such a strong distaste ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Simon The Zealot – A Redirected Religious Fanatic Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 21, 2005

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Sometimes we might find ourselves wondering why Jesus picked us as His disciples. When we look at Simon the Zealot we see that Jesus does not choose us according to what we can give, He chooses us because of His incredible grace.

Matthew 10:4a Simon the Zealot – a redirected religious fanatic Currently Australia is in the middle of The Master Chef phenomena. In this TV show people with great cooking skills, but who are not professional chef’s, compete against each other to make certain meals and meet various challenges. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:4

Denomination: Baptist

Why The Shepherds?

Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Dec 1, 2023

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The birth of Christ was not announced to the most influential people in the nation, like political, religious, or military leaders, nor to wealthy merchants and prominent men and women, but to the shepherds. Why? Who are they?

News about the birth of a baby is usually greeted with joy, especially news of the birth of a baby from a kingdom, for example, England. In 2021, Caroline Picard and Charlotte Chilton wrote the article "38 Royal Baby Traditions You Didn't Realize Existed." I will share some of them ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20, John 10:2-4, 2 Samuel 22:28, Psalm 149:4, Matthew 23:12, 1 Peter 5:5-6, 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, John 3:16, John 6:37 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bad Calls From Religious Umpires

Contributed by Gary Washburn on Jul 11, 2002

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When an umpire makes a bad call our sense of fairness has been violated. Sometimes we scream at God, "bad call" or "not fair God!" This attitude reveals some ugly things about us.

Bad calls from religious umpires Romans 2:1-4 Intro: Ever seen umpire make a bad call? Crowd boo’s and blood pressure and anger rises. Our sense of fairness has been violated and we are ready to fight when it comes to fairness. We hear of a serial killer getting caught, convicted, then life in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Even The Religious Person Cannot Escape

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

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EVEN THE MOST RELIGIOUS PERSON (DEVOUT JEW) CANNOT ESCAPE GOD'S RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT--TRUE SPIRITUALITY IS MUCH MORE THAN POSSESSING RELIGIOUS PRIVILEGES AND PRACTICING RELIGIOUS RITUALS 1.

EVEN THE MOST RELIGIOUS PERSON (DEVOUT JEW) CANNOT ESCAPE GOD'S RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT--TRUE SPIRITUALITY IS MUCH MORE THAN POSSESSING RELIGIOUS PRIVILEGES AND PRACTICING RELIGIOUS RITUALS 1. True Spirituality is much more than Possessing Religious Privileges (:17-24) a. Religious Privileges can ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:17-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Be A Christians Without Being Religious

Contributed by George Little on Jul 22, 2006

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Can a person be a Christian without all the religious trappings? When people reject religion what do they reject? Are we talking the same language?

How to be a Christian Without Being Religious James 1:27, Matthew 23:26-28 1. What do you think of when I use the word religion? ∑ For some it is large impressive cathedrals both old and new ∑ Others it is the experience of worship in a church assembly ∑ For others it is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:23-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Very Religious Yet Very Lost!

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 28, 2004

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Ardent religious activity and a high and lofty intellect fall far short of the righteousness God requires.

VERY RELIGIOUS YET VERY LOST! 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-34

Denomination: Baptist

Do Religious People Have An Advantage? Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 20, 2007

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Do religious people have an advantage over non-religious people? Are relgious people more likely than non-religious people to get to heaven? This sermon answers these questions.

Scripture Let’s read Romans 3:1: "What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?" (Romans 3:1) Introduction Every profession has its favorite stories, and the legal profession is no exception. A beginner attorney was defending a man accused of biting ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Do You Pray Religiously Or Wholeheartedly?

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Oct 27, 2008

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I know many families that pray as if it were an old tune. Are we just praying repetitously or is our heart in it? Jesus gives us some examples on how to pray.

Jesus prayed earnestly, purposefully, and with certainty. He knew that God answers prayer. "The Lord’s prayer" was given during Christ’s Sermon on the Mount to provide an example for how we should approach the throne of grace. Prayer is the prelude to peace, the prologue to power, the preface to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-14, Psalm 23:17-26

Denomination: Baptist

Chipping Away At Our Religious Freedoms

Contributed by Terry Frazier on Feb 19, 2012

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When the U. S. Government tries to force religious entities to choose between our faith and their mandates, we have to choose God every time.

Chipping Away At Our Religious Freedom Today’s message is connected to last week’s message in part only because the President and his administration, mainly Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius are deeply involved in chipping away at our 1st amendment rights to freedom ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:18-19

Denomination: Baptist

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